March 31st to April 4th

Over the last few weeks the students have been working on our new science unit, Space. To engage the students, introduce the unit and develop a sense of their current understanding, the students were challenged to represent the universe using loose parts. The students had a fantastic time collaborating with a peer to represent their understanding of what the universe is. Each representation showed creativity and a variety of components including, different planets, stars, moons, asteroids and black holes. Students were excited to share and compare their representations to those of others.

Next, we examined the difference between the universe and our Solar System. We learned about the objects that make up our Solar System, researching the planets, their moons, stars and our sun. Next, the students represented their learning in a visual journal page.

We then learned about the size of the planets and worked to measure the different planets to scale to help them to better visualize how large the planets are compared to the moon, sun and to the other planets.

We were also very fortunate to have the opportunity to take part with a special presentation and hands on experience with coding using Ozobots. The students learned about and practiced coding as they collaborated with a partner to create codes to have their Ozobot complete a variety of challenges.

Learning Outcomes:

The universe includes all of space and everything in it.

Objects in space include

the Moon

the Sun (a star)

stars and their planets

planets and their moons

Most objects in space are more easily observed at night.

Technologies for viewing objects in space include

binoculars

telescopes

planetariums

Questions to ask your child:

What do you include in your loose parts representation of the solar system?

What is an interesting fact you learned about one of the planets in our Solar System?

What did you think when you saw the size of the different objects in our Solar System?

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March 3rd to March 7th

This week, we were excited to take part in the school's basketball residency. We were so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Coach Dave on a variety of new skills. We learned how to dribble, jab, pivot, guard and shoot. The students were highly engaged as they put the skills into practice. A huge thank you to all the parents who volunteered their time to make this experience possible! Learning Outcomes: I can engage in a variety of physical activities that are enjoyable or rewarding. I can practise offensive and defensive strategies and tactics. I can implement strategies and tactics to improve performace. Questions to ask your child: What was our basketball cheer? What is something new you learned our a skill you worked to improve over the week? Was their a skill that you found challenging?

April 14th to April 17th

In Science, we moved into our next unit of study Earth Systems. We kicked off our unit from an in class learning opportunity. Our guest presenter introduced us to a huge amount of new information as we learned about the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere. We learned all about the Earth’s systems and investigated how their interconnections sustain life on our planet! We discovered how water, sun and air support plants and animals on Earth and the responsibility we share in caring for our resources. We then learned how changes in one system affect or impact the other systems on Earth. The students were excited to create their own three dimensional models showing all four spheres. They cannot wait to bring them home to share with you. A huge thank you to Parent Council for making this presentation possible and to the volunteers who were so generous with their time and energy. We then worked to solidify our learning but taking part in one of the student's favourite activit...

February 3rd to February 7th

In English Language Arts, the students have been engaged in experimenting with words and figurative language as they write a variety of poems. First, we looked at similes and the students wrote poems about themselves. The students showed wonderful creativity in representing themselves with ideas such as: I am as artistic as Vincent Van Gogh, l etting my brush glide across the page. My legs are as long as the tallest tree trunk, still growing to this day. I am as emotional as stormy clouds, crying when someone is mad at me. My imagination is like a tornado, always spinning ideas. Do you recognize your child in any of the similes? Next, we learned about metaphors and wrote poems about our families, capturing the qualities of the people and animals we love. The students had a great time thinking about how they could best represent everyone with a variety of unique ideas such as: My family is a strong tree, w ith roots binding us together. My mom is a wooden spoon, m ixing all kinds o...

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